Banana Plantations

are responsible for the stripping of the rainforest. Without the biodiversity offered by the rainforest, the habitats and ecolosystems are destroyed. Without the trees the soil near rivers erodes, as seen on the Sarapiqui.

Scarce as HEN'S TEETH.

February 4th 2010
First, hello out there to my fellow volunteers Leah and Heidi, (unfortunately for them, it's an accident of birth) , NOT Canadians, who have been plagued with curiosity about what I was putting in my blog. By the way, I'm glad you have such appreciation for nuance and subtlety in language use, including the above GEM. Just consider this as Vocabulary Enrichment. Hi, Heidi's Mom!! Glad you ar ... read more

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more

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